Spain vs. Portugal: Which Colonial System Was More Effective? Spain and Portugal can be considered two of the greatest colonial powers in history‚ each having ruled their respective empires for more than three centuries. These imperial powers owed their accomplishments to different concepts of organization and ultimately the Spanish method was more successful. The Spanish administrative system was well organized‚ making land grants and getting labor more efficient. The Portuguese system‚ on the other
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Philip II of Spain The son of Holy Roman Emperor Charles V and Queen Isabella of Portugal‚ Philip II was a strong catholic King of Spain who led the inquisition against the protestants‚ and attempted to take over England with his great fleet of ships called the Spanish Armada. Philip II was born on May 21‚ 1526 and was the only legitimate son of Holy Roman Emperor Charles V (2). He ruled from 1556 up until his death in 1598. Philip tried to keep Spain as the leading power in Europe and the
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Philip II of Spain from the House of Habsburg‚ son of Isabella of Portugal and Charles V of the Holy Roman Empire. His first wife was Maria Manuela of Portugal‚ his second wife was Mary Tudor of England‚ his third wife was Elizabeth of Valois in France‚ and his final wife was Anna of Austria. He ascended the throne of the Netherlands on October 25‚ 1555 and he ascended Spain on January 16‚ 1556. He ascended the throne at the age of 29. His domain was in Spain and he established the court in Madrid
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How the Role of Women in Spain changed since the Second Republic to the present The role of women in Spain has changed drastically over the 20th Century; from the dictatorships to the current government where there are currently nine government ministries held by women‚ including the first ever female defence minister‚ Carme Chacón. Within this essay‚ I will be reviewing the factors that have led to the evolution of the role of the Spanish woman. Since the Second Republic‚ the role of women has
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What is Culture? Culture expresses the national identity of one society. It is the human activity and symbols that gives individual culture unique and symbolic. Filipino people have 3 (three) main principles of culture; the ideas‚ norms and resources. The ideas represented religious beliefs‚ attitudes‚ scientific knowledge‚ behaviour‚ proverbs‚ literature‚ riddles‚ legends and myths‚ philosophy and anything came from ideas. The norms or the Filipino ways of doing such thing like habits
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norms the interlocutor use to adapt and facilitate the communication. In that case‚ Spanish and Brazilian culture are based on Latin culture but had considerably evolved on their sides‚ so prior details are very important to prepare a travel in Brazil or Denmark. According to Hofstede (1982)‚ the 4th dimensions of cultures can be used to describe the management styles of each national culture. It enable to compare the three different society presented. The 4th dimensions are composed by; the power
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Their cuisine‚ language‚ and technology have been carefully outlined throughout the years and increasingly‚ we are seeing similarities between the one seen centuries ago and aspects of Caribbean culture today. According to http://www.latinamericanstudies.org/‚ some of the Taíno and Kalinago people’s customs included flattening foreheads and eating agouti. It says‚ “They brought guava from South America as well as animals like agouti and opossum”
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Each countries culture is unique to itself and these cultures heavily influence how its citizens act (Thompson‚ n.d.). These unique cultures can aid a business transaction if cultures are compatible or if both sides research on proper etiquette (Thompson‚ n.d.). Business relationships can be hampered if individuals do not research or if cultures are slightly different and committing a faux pas is easily done (Thompson‚ n.d.). Two cultures that are somewhat similar are Canada and Spain (Canada‚ n.d
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are hundreds of immigrants coming every year from all over the world in search for something better. With them they bring their languages‚ traditions‚ music‚ and food but most importantly they bring their cultures and backgrounds that they can share with us. But does the multiplicity of cultures in the U.S (in LA) affect who we are today. Immigrants have had an impact in our society in many ways it was just very difficult for them to show us that because they weren’t given the opportunity. Weather
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Immigration and the American Culture Immigration always has been controversial in the United States. More than two centuries ago‚ Benjamin Franklin worried that too many German immigrants would swamp America’s predominantly British culture. In the mid-1800s‚ Irish immigrants were scorned as lazy drunks‚ not to mention Roman Catholics. At the turn of the century a wave of "new immigrants" — Poles‚ Italians‚ Russian Jews — were believed to be too different ever to assimilate into American life
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